Bowler Reed Finds Confidence, Rolls 300 On Way To Resurfaced By Us Open Title

December 11, 1989|By TONY ANTHONY Staff Writer

NEWPORT NEWS — David Reed went away with an extra $4,000 and a "lot more confidence" in his game Sunday after winning the third annual Resurfaced By Us Open Scratch bowling tournament at Newmarket Bowl.

By rolling one of three perfect games Sunday, Reed's 805 series in the final three-game rolloff put him in the round of six.

Reed had watched Warren outlast Gil Brown 258-247 for the right to meet Reed in the finals.

"It's incredible," said Reed, who had to offset a shaky start early in the day.

"My ball wasn't carrying that well, and I was having trouble with the 7-pin," said Reed, a 22-year-old from Clinton, Md. "But then I switched balls, and things started falling into place."

"He can be a bit stubborn at times," said Gary Parsons, Reed's bowling coach who drove from Andrews Air Force Base for the match. "I tried to get him to switch early but he didn't. He wasn't getting the reach he needed for the 7-pin.

"But once he switched balls, he got on a roll.

"David is the best physical bowler I've seen," Parsons said. "The kid is never off-balance on the line. I don't plan to change his physical game ... he does things too well.

"All I want to do is work on the mental end of the game. To be a big winner in bowling, you've got to be able to make some suttle changes when you need to.

"I noticed Warren make a couple of suttle changes which helped him in his game against Brown. Warren is one of the best bowlers on the tour."

It was Reed's sixth open scratch tournament of the season and his fourth championship in the last five.

"This is the biggest first-place payoff ($4,000) I've ever had," said the former high school soccer and basketball player.

His winning payoffs in three previous tournaments were $500, $1,750 and $800.